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overcome hardness with softness

yǐ róu kè gāng

以 柔 克 刚

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overcome hardness with softness
- wēn hé de yán yǔ néng dǎ dòng tiě shí xīn cháng yǐ róu kè gāng
  温和的言语能打动铁石心肠，以柔克刚。
  Soft words win hard heart.
synonym
yǐ qū qiú shēn以屈求伸 yǐ róu zhì gāng以柔制刚

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